THE BUREAUCRATIC SYSTEM RELATED TO CIVIL ENGINEERING IN JAPAN DURING THE ^|^ldquo;BLANK TIME PERIOD FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECTS^|^rdquo;

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-19
Author(s):  
Takaki NISHIYAMA ◽  
Tatsushi FUJITA
Keyword(s):  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Engineering Projects

A4. UNRWA, IMPACT OF THE FIRST PHASE OF THE SECURITY BARRIER ON THE QALQILYA, TULKARM, AND JENIN DISTRICTS, GAZA CITY, JULY 2003 (EXCERPTS).

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-160
Keyword(s):  
Civil Engineering ◽  
West Bank ◽  
The West ◽  
Full Report ◽  
The World ◽  
Aid Coordination ◽  
President Bush ◽  
Engineering Projects ◽  
The U.S

The separation wall, one of the largest civil engineering projects in Israel's history, has been criticized even by the U.S. administration, with Condoleezza Rice stating at the end of June 2003 that it ““arouses our [U.S.] deep concern”” and President Bush on 25 July calling it ““a problem”” and noting that ““it is very difficult to develop confidence between the Palestinians and Israel with a wall snaking through the West Bank.”” A number of reports have already been issued concerning the wall, including reports by B'Tselem (available at www.btselem.org), the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (available at www.palestinianaid.info), and the World Bank's Local Aid Coordination Committee (LACC; also available at www.palestinianaid.info). UNRWA's report focuses on the segment of the wall already completed and is based on field visits to the areas affected by the barriers, with a special emphasis on localities with registered refugees. Notes have been omitted due to space constraints. The full report is available online at www.un.org/unrwa.

Causal ascription of rework in building and civil engineering projects

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Palaneeswaran Ekambaram ◽  
Peter E.D. Love ◽  
Mohan M. Kumaraswamy ◽  
Thomas S.T. Ng
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Small Data ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quantitative Impact ◽  
Engineering Projects

Purpose – Rework is an endemic problem in construction projects and has been identified as being a significant factor contributing cost and schedule overruns. Causal ascription is necessary to obtain knowledge about the underlying nature of rework so that appropriate prevention mechanisms can be put in place. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Using a supervised questionnaire survey and case-study interviews, data from 112 building and engineering projects about the sources and causes of rework in projects were obtained. A multivariate exploration was conducted to examine the underlying relationships between rework variables. Findings – The analysis revealed that there was a significant difference between rework causes for building and civil engineering projects. The set of associations explored in the analyses will be useful to develop a generic causal model to examine the quantitative impact of rework on project performance so that appropriate prevention strategies can be identified and developed. Research limitations/implications – The limitations include: small data set (112 projects), which include 75 from building and 37 from civil engineering projects. Practical implications – Meaningful insights into the rework occurrences in construction projects will pave pathways for rational mitigation and effective management measures. Originality/value – To date there has been limited empirical research that has sought to determine the causal ascription of rework, particularly in Hong Kong.

The shape of loess particles reviewed

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Howarth
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Uniform Distribution ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Loess Particles ◽  
Basic Particle ◽  
Zingg Shape ◽  
Engineering Projects

AbstractAn important property of loess is a tendency to collapse on loading and wetting (hydroconsolidation) which can have serious consequences worldwide for civil engineering projects. This paper describes the use of Monte Carlo and other analytical techniques to predict the shape of naturally occurring loess particles. Randomly generated particles are classified according to Zingg shape categories: disc, sphere, blade and rod. By assuming a uniform distribution for the basic particle, average relative dimensions are calculated for the blade category, into which most loess particles have been shown to fall.

scholarly journals Vortex-Induced Vibration: the slower deceleration of the west bank leads to the shortening of the Humen Bridge in Guangdong, China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haili Ran ◽  
Xiaoyong Lu ◽  
Ruohan Zheng ◽  
Cui Yang ◽  
Qiuyun Liu
Keyword(s):  
Potential Energy ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
West Bank ◽  
Large Mass ◽  
Small Mass ◽  
The West ◽  
Vortex Induced Vibration ◽  
Gravitational Fields ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Engineering Projects

The Earth self-rotates in the solar and lunar gravitational fields. According to Newton’s Law of Inertia, large mass accelerates and decelerates more slowly than smaller masses, whereas small mass accelerates and decelerates more quickly than larger mass, which gives rise to stress when potential energy is present, damaging civil engineering projects. Humen Bridge of Guangdong, China and two century-old dams in Michigan which were affected recently can be explained by this theory.

Server-Client applications aided by generic simulations regarding earthmoving operations in Civil Engineering projects

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Sierra ◽  
Jose Guevara ◽  
Fidel Torres ◽  
Hernando Vargas ◽  
Ana Ozuna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Engineering Projects
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